Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)

　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　11. According to the Constitution, any national agreement has to be______by a tow-thirds majority in parliament. .

　　A.approached B. appointed

　　C. approved D. appreciated

　　12. The issue of e-commerce did not ______any detailed discussions at the conference.

　　A. take delight in B. give rise to

　　C. give way to D. take advantage of

　　13. Can you ______an insect having eight eyes and still having poor eyesight?.

　　A. imagine B. suppose

　　C. think D. expect

　　14. Fingerprints form an unchuangeable ______despite changes in the individual’s appearance or age.

　　A. mark B. sign

　　C. remark D. signature

　　15.I think their plan will work ,but they themselves are very ______ about it.

　　A. certain B. suspicious

　　C. confident D. doubtful

　　16.His failure to pay his debts______their opinion that he was not to be trusted.

　　A.confirmed B.checked

　　C.conyinced D.tested

　　17.Our government strongly holds the principle we will____be the first to use nuclear weapons.

　　A.by any means B.by all means

　　C.by no means D.by every means

　　18.The two soldiers spent many years together, fighting_____and sharing their victories and disappointments.

　　A.face to face B. side by side

　　C. back to back D. step by step

　　19. Being aware of the potential objections, they lanunched a _____ reform at the beginning stage.

　　A. humble B. modest

　　C. timid D. middle

　　20. The union threatened a strike but called it _____at the last minute.

　　A. off B. out

　　C.back D. up

　　21.A new material _____we have good reason to be optimistic.

　　A. developed B. being developed

　　C. was being developed D. was developed

　　22.It is illegal in some countries that children _____ unattended at home.

　　A. be left B. left

　　C. are leaving D. being left

　　23.On the large board in the main hall of the airport,you can easily find the different destinations_____which airlines can take you.

　　A. in B. of

　　C. to D. by

　　24.Not until actually faced with water scarcity_____appreciate the value of water to a region.

　　A. one can B. one cannot

　　C. can on D. cannot one